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· 8/8/1984

Ocean Barge Transport Co. v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.

Citations

  • 598 F. Supp. 45
  • 21 V.I. 87
  • 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24487

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[W]here an indemnitee has been required to defend a law suit [in an admiralty action], such indemnitee may recover attorney’s fees from his indemnitor.”
  • Virgin Islands statute allowing attorneys’ fees should not be applied in admiralty action
  • Virgin Islands statute allowing attorneys' fees should not be applied in admiralty action

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Judges: Christian

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